Stem Cell Therapy and Strokes – Jason Hinman, MD

In this very important episode of “Life After Stroke with Christopher Ewing”, Christopher speaks with Dr. Jason Hinman, Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Stroke and Neuro-rehabilitation Divisions at the UCLA Stroke Center in Los Angeles, CA. Topics covered in this episode include: – Does stem cell therapy work in stroke survivors? – How is […]
Foundation Fighting Blindness to Host VISIONS 2022 Conference

COLUMBIA, Md., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world’s leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, will host its VISIONS 2022 national conference at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort on June 17–18, 2022. This one-of-a-kind biennial event will provide attendees the opportunity to hear about exciting advancements […]
Top 12 Emerging Gene and Cell Therapy Technologies Likely to Impact Patient Care Announced in Annual “Disruptive Dozen” from Mass General Brigham

Boston, MA, May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mass General Brigham today revealed the annual “Disruptive Dozen,” 12 emerging gene and cell therapy (GCT) technologies with the greatest potential to impact health care in the next several years. The “Disruptive Dozen” results from interviews of 50 Mass General Brigham senior Harvard faculty followed by a […]
Vitti Labs Announces FDA Approval of Phase II IND Clinical Trial of Combination Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Exosome Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis Secondary to Novel Corona Virus Infection (COVID-19)

LIBERTY, Mo., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vitti Labs, an AATB Accredited Tissue Bank focused on life Science Research, development, and manufacturing, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved their Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to move forward with Phase II Outpatient Clinical Trial using a combination of Umbilical Cord […]
FDA Approves Direct Biologics to Proceed with a Landmark Phase 3 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Trial

AUSTIN, Texas, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Direct Biologics, a regenerative biotechnology company with a groundbreaking extracellular vesicle (EV) platform technology, announced today that the FDA has approved the company to proceed with its Phase 3 clinical trial using its investigational EV drug, ExoFlo, to treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due to Covid-19. Direct […]
NexImmune Announces Preclinical Research Collaboration with Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NexImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXI), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a novel approach to immunotherapy designed to orchestrate a targeted immune response by directing the function of antigen-specific T cells, today announced a preclinical research collaboration with Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s (CUIMC) Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC). The […]
Creative Medical Technology Announces Progress in Developing a Reproducible Clinical Grade of the Company’s ImmCelz® Product

PHOENIX, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Creative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. (“Creative Medical Technology” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CELZ), a leading commercial stage biotechnology company focused on a regenerative approach to immunotherapy, urology, neurology, and orthopedics, today announced progress in developing a reproducible clinical grade product of ImmCelz®. Multiple clinical experiments were performed in which […]
bit.bio’s Game-Changing Technology for Reprogramming Stem Cells

In this episode of Vital Science, Mark Kotter and his team at bit.bio have an innovative solution to help create consistent and scalable human cells to help researchers study diseases – by “reprogramming” stem cells. Video Transcription: – [Mark Kotter] What’s unique about bit.bio, is not really the use of these pluripotent stem cells, it’s […]
BioRestorative Therapies Announces Selection of 10 Clinical Sites for its Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Treat Chronic Lumbar Disc Disease

MELVILLE, N.Y.,, April 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (the “Company” or “BioRestorative”) (NASDAQ: BRTX), a clinical stage company focused on stem cell-based therapies, today announced that it has selected 10 of its 15 clinical sites for its Phase 2 clinical trial targeting chronic lumbar disc disease. BioRestorative’s Phase 2 trial is a […]
Micro-Scaffolds Help Produce New Tissue From Stem Cells Faster

One of the most exciting and recent advances in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) is to combine together multiple micro-size cellularized units, which are able to self-assemble altogether to recreate larger tissue constructs. A team of researchers at Vienna University of Technology have developed a new technique of creating buckyball shaped microscaffolds with a […]